Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-06-02
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Miss Susan A. Tots, oil petersburg, area
Sunday, in the Seth year of her age.
Rev. E. T. Baird, D. D., a Presbyterian
minister, and principcl of Montgomery Fe
male College, died in Christiansburg Satur-
day.
Bishop A. NJ. Randolph will preach the
final sermon before the Young Mems Christ
ian Association of the University on June
Goth.
The young man, John Miller, Of Norfolk,
who took landanum on Monday with sui
cidal intent, died that night from the effects
Of the drug.
The number of students at the University
during the last year numbered 33l. or
these POI are from Virginia. This is an in.
crease of about 80 over last year.
A sister of ex-Gov. Smith, who was the
widow of Rev. Richard Johnson, died in
Atlanta, Ga, six days before the death of
her brother, aged seventy.seven years.
The following fourth.cass Virginia post
masters have been appointed: w. e. Sey-
mour, at Cascade, Pittsylvania county, and
Walter NJ. Harris, Greenway, Nelson
county.
DIR. Harvey Black, superintendent OF the
Southwestern Lunatic Asylum, which is To-
Gated at Marion, announces that the insti.
tuition is now open ior the admission Of
patients.
Mr.. John R. Quarles, of Meltons, Louisa
county, lost his watch about ten years ago
in his field, and few days aimee plowed 1t
up. 1t was in good condition and upon
winding it up, he found that it ran to per-
fiction.
Rev. DR.. ]. William Jones, OF Richmond,
has been elected assistant corresponding
secretary of the Home Mission Board, and
will enter upon the discharge of his duties
on the 1st of October next, with headquar.
tiers at Atlanta, Ga.
The Board of Public Works, composed Of
the Governor, Auditor of Public Accounts
and State Treasurer, met at the Capitol yes
terday and decided to meet on the lst oil
July to assess the property of railroad,
steamboat, express and transportation com
panies.
The State Firemen's Association will meet
in Richmond on June 18TH Representatives
from the fire departments of the principal
cities in the State will be present. The ex
e.utive committee are making arrangements
to entertain the delegates in fitting man
ner.
Among the guests at the Warner Phillips
wedding, in Fredericksburg, last night,
were Col. D. A. Windsor and Mr.. W. E..
Fendall of this city, and Col. F. r. Wind
sor, of Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Warner
sail for Europe on Saturday next and will
remain away until fall.
The Richmond and West Point Land,
Navigation and Improvement Company is
preparing to make extensive improvements
at the town of West Point. Among the pro-
iected improvements are hotel and large
cotton compress. The new company con.
templates establishing line of steamers to
Europe.
A meeting of survivors of Picketts divs-
ion was held in Richmond last night. The
organization was made permanent, and Gen.
Terry, the president, and other officers were
re elected. 1t was determined that the
monument proposed to be erected at Gettys.
burg should be placed over the grave of
General Pickett in Hollywood Cemetery.
George Human, of Accomac county, was
run over and killed on the New York, Phil
adeIpha and Norfolk Railroad on Monday.
It is supposed that in attempting to board
the train while in motion he was hurled
down and either stunned or killed, and that
his body was run over and mangled By an
other train which came along several hours
later.